GWI Announces Winners of the 2019 Global Water Awards

Global Water Intelligence (GWI) has announced the winners of the 2019 Global Water Awards, which were presented on April 9 at the Natural History Museum, London as part of the Global Water Summit 2019.

According to a GWI press release, the awards ceremony recognizes the industry’s greatest achievements over the previous year, rewarding the initiatives and companies in the water, wastewater and desalination sectors that are moving the industry forward through improved operating performance, innovative technology adoption and sustainable financial models.

“The Global Water Awards 2019 celebrated the stories of positive disruption in the water sector in 2018, recognising the pioneers and innovators who pushed the industry to greater heights in the last year,” said Christopher Gasson, Global Water Intelligence publisher. “This year’s shortlist represented truly outstanding quality, and to be nominated is an exceptional achievement. We’d like to congratulate this year’s Global Water Awards winners, who exemplify the kinds of positive change and disruption that will continue to drive the international water sector to greater heights in the coming years.”

The winners of the 2019 Global Water Awards are:

• Water Company of the Year

• Winner: SUEZ and Water.org

• Distinction: Jacobs Engineering

• Desalination Company of the Year

• Winner: Acciona Agua

• Distinction: IDE Technologies

• Digital Water Company of the Year

• Winner: Evoqua Water Technologies

• Distinction: Veolia Water Technologies

• Breakthrough Water Technology Company of the Year

• Winner: Microvi Biotechnologies

• Distinction: Typhon Treatment

• Public Water Agency of the Year

• Winner: Saudi Water Partnership Company

• Distinction: National Mission for Clean Ganga, India

• Desalination Plant of the Year

• Winner: Tuas Desalination Plant, Singapore

• Distinction: Barka 4 IWP, Oman

• Water Project of the Year

• Winner: Green Meadows Water Treatment Plant, USA

• Distinction: Al Wajid Water Project, Saudi Arabia

• Wastewater Project of the Year

• Winner: Utrecht WWTP, Netherlands

• Distinction: Madinat Salman Plant, Bahrain

• Industrial Project of the Year

• Winner: Tata Steel Bara Tertiary Treatment Plant, India

• Distinction: Pengerang Integrated Complex Temporary Mobile Water System, Malaysia

• Smart Water Project of the Year

• Winner: Sydney Water Customer Hub, Australia

• Distinction: Cape Town Day Zero Demand Management, South Africa

• Water Leaders Award

• Winner: Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration, Turkey

• Distinction: National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda